movies DayCalle1955 2002-07-16 00:00:00 CBS Television Network Dramatized atomic evacuation of Portland, Oregon. ca. 1955 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ B&W Sd prelinger 2002-07-16 00:00:00 N/A 0 11:46 Documents the well-oiled atomic evacuation plan of Portland, Oregon, in the heyday of nuclear preparedness. Nothing to fear here! 00:28:69 AS (aerial shot) of radio tower with Ôspace noiseÕ soundtrack 00:32:82 XLS from interior of tower to cars coming down a road 00:41:02 LS man getting out of 1950s car goes into military bunker/building 00:52:20 MS surveillance monitor of two men walking briskly 00:56:11 LS two men hurriedly walking into large office 01:02:40 MS two men walking one after another through ÔpoliceÕ office look seriously into camera 01:17:50 CU man talking to home TV audience about the occurrence of an ÔH-bomb attackÕ then title ÔAn attack is not taking placeÕ appears on screen 01:50:76 MS narrator (Glenn Ford) TO CU 02:22:15 XLS pan of Portland, Oregon landscape 02:45:85 AS aerial view of Portland 02:57:00 LS of boy on bike silhouetted against Portland landscape 03:04:67 MS smiling boy riding bike (not shown) with newspaper in hand 03:12:50 LS paperboy on bike with nice shot of his shadow 03:15:43 LS paperboy on bike throws newspaper to house 03: 18 :07 MS newspaper headline: ÒWorld is Shaken by CrisisÓ 03:20:38 LS woman picking up paper from doorstep 03:27:04 MS woman saying: ÓJohn you better get up, youÕll be late for schoolÓ -- non-synch sound 03:33:31 CU coffee pot on stove 03:35:80 MS woman reading ÒThe OregonianÓ newspaper with ÒWorld is Shaken By CrisisÓ headline 03:38:38 MS three children having breakfast, woman(out of frame) reading newspaper 03:44:44 CU radio 03:47:98 CU manÕs face, heÕs saying: Ò...8:27, wake up Portland itÕs a wonderful day todayÓ 03:51:93 MS radio announcer at microphone, ÔKOINÕ on mic 04:09:84 CU doctor in mask 04:11:44 MS woman with child and three people in masks around her 04:15:75 XLS church congregation 04:21:80 MS church goers singing 04:32:05 MS two men guiding crane bucket of scrap iron 04:35:80 MS man in hard hat directing with hands 04:38:80 LS crane with bucket loaded onto ship 04:44:82 MSLS firemen cleaning trucks TO same shot further back inside fire station 04:55:89 CU childÕs painting, pull away to LS of classroom, children playing duck, duck, goose 05:11:33 MS beautiful panning shot of children sitting on floor 05:22:89 CU 1950Õs man speaking into microphone 05:28:40 LS three men sitting at state house, microphone 05:36:80 MLS two men behind communications board of police station TO CU of man saying: Ò126 Schenectady, cat in a treeÓ TO VS of men and reactions to radio announcement of an Òsir raid...enemy over the AleutiansÓ 06:07:67 CU gavel hitting block 07:08:18 MS Mayor Terry D. Schrunk 07:24:22 LS City Hall people getting up to leave 07:28:15 CU hand pressing ÔevacuationÕ button on Ôcivil defenseÕ alarm system 07:31:78 CU zoom in on siren speaker revolving atop tower 07:38:90 CU man in hard hat smoking cigarette, looks up suddenly (nice shot) 07:44:50 CU alarm bell 07:46:50 MS firemen sliding down pole (great shot) 07:53:31 XLS fire station, men running to trucks, exit station 08:07:73 LS policeman coming down spiral staircase TO LS inside station at bottom of the stairs 08:19:56 LS outside police station, police car coming out of garage 08:27:65 CU man on ground TOLS man (mechanic) under car 08:37:09 CU double speaker alarm 08:40:02 CU man reaction turns head TO LS electricity control room, man on phone TO XLS of control room with voice over: ÒThese men are expendableÓ 08:50:10 XLS large office, people clearing out 08:54:33 MS office people exiting 09:05:49 CU two children and teacher (four separate shots) looking nervously 09:14:65 MS children at table with toys (Mickey Mouse), children get up and leave, Mickey falls after standing on its own for a moment--nice 09:17:96 LS classroom evacuated 09:22:29 CU Mickey Mouse on the floor 09:46:85 CU woman, childÕs portrait picture in background 09:50:85 MLS coffee shop counter, people orderly exit 10:06:29 LS people exiting shopping center 10:10:71 MS woman at bank counter with woman teller TO people exiting bank 10:19:35 LS two men closing bank safe, lock says on it: ÔThe Mosler Safe Co., Hamilton, OhioÕ 10:26:87 LS outside hospital, evacuating patients TO MS of same TO MCU of same 10:46:31 MS students leaving school TO LS of same 10:55:93 LS bicycles and children TO ground level shot of same--nice 11:07:38 LS two men high up working amongst telephone/electrical wires 11:12:09 LS road crew 11:18:20 MS longshoreman turning large wheel valve--nice TO CU of the same 11:24:47 MS man in hard hat looking up at electrical transformer 11:26:16 LS pan down building to street, people crossing at walk 11:32:89 MCU people exiting building, men in hard hats 11:35:75 LS above people crossing street 11:38:91 XLS parking lot with 1950Õs cars TO CU cars 11:44:82 CU foot traffic--very nice 11:49:27 MS street with arrows 11:54:85 LS suburban house, woman and three children leaving with packages TO nice shot MS of family getting into car 12:08:18 MS two women on stretcher with CU people passing by TO LS flatbed truck pulling up 12:17:24 MS woman on stretcher being loaded into flatbed TO two shots of hospital evacuations 12:40:82 LS TO MS of two motorcycle cops and cop car driving down rural road 12:51:10 LS of two motorcycle cops and cop car driving into radar bunker (from begining of film) 13:05:98 MS surveillance camera with voice over: ÒGovernment must survive if people are to surviveÓ 13:08:58 LS two men walk briskly around corner TO MS of surveillance monitor 13:15:10 LS above bunker operations with voice over: ÒCivil defense is government operating in an emergencyÓ 13:20:53 MS man greets ÒMister MayorÓ, continues: Òthe situation looks pretty bad right now, we donÕt know exactly whatÕs happening nowÓ TO Òplanes over Alaska and CanadaÓ; MS above men in bunker room 13:29:00 CU bald man with glasses and woman with voice over: ÒLadies and Gentlemen ...youÕve heard...Ó 13:33:44 CU three men looking at camera with voice over Ò...the reports that `enemy planes are appproachingÓ 13:35:51 CU mayor of Portland announcing: ÒIn less than three hours an H-bomb might fall over PortlandÓ with the title over: ÒAn Attack Is Not Taking PlaceÓ 13:40:35 MS mayor at microphone and ÒMister Jack LowellÓ 14:42:50 MLS above man writing on wall chair, man looks on, woman secretaries bring reports 14:51:71 LS man charting wall 14:55:90 LS man at microphone and man in radio booth signals to go on air 14:58:09 CU two military clocks on wall with signs and lights indicating ÔEvacuation in ProgressÕ (9:10) and ÔTake CoverÕ (5:10) 15:02:00 CU man radio announcer gives emergency 15:20:64 CU 1950s car radio and hand 15:23:80 CU man in car with furrowed brow driving 15:32:71 MS view from over the shoulder of driver 15:40:20 MS trafffic light with voice over: Òfollow the green lightÓ 15:42:36 MS view from car with voice over: ÒJohn Carpenter, a sports caster becomes the warning voice...Ó 15:53:00 LS downtown Portland with voice over ÒIn 1955 Portland held a practice mass evacuationÓ 16:00:67 CU woman and three children in car driving 16:13:87 LS bridge leaving city with traffic TO nice shot from bridge TO VS traffic 16:29:89 LS of traffic and police helicopter approaching 16:35:25 LS police copter approaching 16:40:15 AS aerial shot above highway 16:52:69 MS policeman talking to dispatcher from helicopter 17:07:45 LS of table of cops at police station 17:27:80 CU traffic cop directing traffic 17:37:22 MS cop directing traffic 17:39:47 CU car license plate reads: Ô57 WashingtonÕ TO LS cop diverting traffic, stopped car is an Edsel 17:47:80 VS of evacuation route for trucks and servicemen and equipment 18:24:35 CU man in white military style hat speaking into mic TO VS men preparing for blast 18:52:31 CU ÔRed Cross Mass Feeding UnitÕ truck TO VS unloading truck 19:03:80 CU woman--Red Cross worker 19:09:25 VS maps with military markings 19:41:89 CU old man smoking cigar 19:54:62 MS man at map with slide rule graphing, turns around 20:08:42 CU man says; ÒLetÕs face it gentlemen if we have a blast on Portland it will be hours...Ó TO VS of men giving reports from fire, police, city engineer, et cetera 22:03:55 same, with voice over about Portland passing a $1 Million tax initiative in 1952 22:56:13 CU man with shades gives report of school children evacuation 23:09:76 LS two men tracking wall map from ladder 23:30:50 LS two men in radio room woman brings a messge 23:46:90 MS pan of woman phone operators 24:00:22 LS pan of microfilm room TO two shots MS and CU of woman at microfilm reader 24:17:13 MS woman at mail sorting machine 24:25:30 MLS soup kitchen (two shots) 24:38:09 CU woman drinking coffee and smoking cigarette 24:50:80 LS man alone in room full of cots 25:05:04 CU mannequin head--nice TO VS empty store fronts 25:15:53 LS mainstreet Portland, two motorcycle cops ride down street 25:48:64 CU sign: ÔTake CoverÕ and flashing light bulb 25:50:16 CU military clocks and ÔTake CoverÕ and ÔEvacuation in ProgressÕ 26:08:70 CU many reaction shots of people in police uniforms, secretaries , operators, et cetera with voice over narration of Glenn Ford END CIVIL DEFENSE ATOMIC BOMBS NUCLEAR EVACUATION PORTLAND OREGON safety Danger Lurks <BR> 2005-01-13 09:36:44 United States 1 0 Atomic-nuclear: Civil defense;Cold War;Oregon 323 MovingImage ca. 1955 05334a